An escaped inmate from Manchester, New Hampshire, was caught in Vermont Friday after four days on the run.

David Ward, 47, was arrested in Vernon, Vermont, just after 8 p.m.

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New Hampshire State Police said Ward walked away from the Calumet Transitional Housing unit in Manchester on Monday, where he was finishing a four-to-eight-year sentence for a reckless conduct conviction.

“Mr. Ward’s also the suspect in three robberies in the city subsequent to his escape on the 15th,” said Maj. Chris Aucoin, of the New Hampshire State Police.

After he allegedly obtained cash and cigarettes in those robberies, police said Ward managed to get to a home south of Keene.

“Intelligence brought us to Cheshire County, specifically the town of Swanzey,” Aucoin said. “We believed he might be being harbored by family members.”

Police said officers were watching the house as Ward’s ex-wife and daughter tried to smuggle him out of the area.

“They actually aided in his escape by putting him in the trunk of a car,” Aucoin said.

Officers were able to track Ward across the border to Vermont, where local agencies and U.S. marshals helped return him to custody.

State police said Ward was carrying a stolen .38-caliber handgun.

“Our belief was that Mr. Ward was a danger to police and was also a danger to the public at large. So it’s been a significant accomplishment for all of our agencies, and we’re happy to be able to report he’s in custody and the public is safe tonight,” Aucoin said.